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I also suspect that the number of kids with high scores not accepted is very small. I do think the County should be able to provide something specific so that it is something that you can look to address if you reapply. But I don't think that the County is targeting specific kids or groups to exclude. [/quote]

I definitely agree that no group is being intentionally targeted.  But if the screening is too reliant on subjective criteria, then factors like whether the teacher likes the child's smile (on the classroom/GBRS side) or whether their name reflects an ethnicity the reviewer can empathize with (on the screening side) are always at risk to play a role.[/quote]

I disagree.  Someone posted this earlier:

"If you scroll down to page 66, you can see average CogAT and NNAT scores of LIV eligible kids broken down by race. It's very enlightening. For the kids who got accepted to AAP - CogAT Q score: Asian mean = 130.95. AA mean: 119.8 Hispanic mean: 118.9"

Asians have to meet a higher standard.  Why is race included in the application?  And I'm not just talking about names reflecting ethnicity - there is a Federal Ethnic Code field on the screening sheet.

It's outrageous that the AAP board members can make these decisions without having to explain or be held accountable.  All anyone gets is the "holistic" canned response, which judging from the rejections seen here means arbitrary or even discriminatory.[/quote]

THIS.[/quote]

Asian Americans have been subjected to this for decades in admissions to selective high schools and colleges.[/quote]

Indeed. Many of these schools (not yet to include TJ) have recognized that the value of their education and their brand increases when legitimate diversity exists within their student body, in response to numerous peer-reviewed studies that confirm this assertion. They have successfully transitioned towards a superior model that seeks to create a stronger class of students rather than simply evaluating each individual student against identical criteria - which does nothing but create a [b]homogeneous group of students who are indistinguishable from one another[/b].

Harvard University could very easily select the 1700 or so students who come closest to reaching some imagined "ideal" criteria based on an artificial construct of what "merit" is - solely referencing GPA, board scores, and resumes. They correctly understand that their classrooms will be more dynamic and their students will be better prepared to serve and change the world if their students come from different backgrounds and perspectives.

It doesn't inherently help a basketball team to win games to have players from diverse perspectives. But it demonstrably and undeniably helps students to prepare to change the world to have students around them from diverse perspectives.[/quote]

"homogeneous group of students who are indistinguishable from one another"

Well you've revealed your bias.  You're not going to be able to make a convincing case for your views after that.  Randomly tossing in words like "correctly" and "undeniably" isn't going to fool anyone.[/quote]

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